2020 was a tremendous year in the gaming space. While the industry adapted to the difficulties of developing games in quarantine, gaming communities around the world embraced indie gems and big budget AAA titles with the same excitement. 2020 has been anything but uneventful for gamers, and this is just as true in Canada as it is in the rest of the world.
In 2020 we saw a number of ambitious new titles from studios around Canada make their debut. We saw Canadian content creators and streamers work hard to entertain, educate, and challenge their audiences. We saw the top Canadian esports competitors prove themselves on arenas both at home and abroad.
Now, we prepare to celebrate excellence in the Canadian gaming space once more. The 2021 Canadian Game Awards Selection Committee has deliberated on Canada’s best contenders and nominations in over 20 categories.
We introduce your official 2021 Canadian Game Awards Nominees:
Best Art Direction
- A Fold Apart
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- Boreal Tenebrae
- Spiritfarer
- Spinch
Best Game Design
- Gears Tactics
- Hardspace: Shipbreaker
- Lucifer Within Us
- Star Wars: Squadrons
- Watch Dogs: Legion
Best Performance
- Announcer – Guillaume Lambert, Journey to the Savage Planet
- Bagley – Pascal Langdale, Watch Dogs: Legion
- Eivor (female) – Cecilie Stenspil, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- EKO – Katherine Levac, Journey to the Savage Planet
- Fenyx (female) – Elana Dunkelman, Immortals Fenyx Rising
Best Narrative
- A Fold Apart
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- Boreal Tenebrae
- Immortals Fenyx Rising
- Spiritfarer
Best Score / Soundtrack
- A Fold Apart
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- Hardspace: Shipbreaker
- Immortals Fenyx Rising
- Spiritfarer
Best Audio Design
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- Dauntless
- Hardspace: Shipbreaker
- Star Wars: Squadrons
- Watch Dogs: Legion
Best Content Creator / Show
- Autumn Rhodes
- James Ronald (Epic Game Music)
- Linus Sebastian (Linus Tech Tips)
- Ryan Letourneau (NorthernLion)
Best Streamer
- Eren “Caboose” Kose
- Jeremy “DisguisedToast” Wang
- Kate “Kate” Stark
- Stephanie “missharvey” Harvey
- Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek
Best Personality
- Geoff Keighley
- Imane “Pokimane” Anys
- Kristen “KittyPlays” Michaela
- Naomi Kyle
- Steve Saylor
Best Esports Host
- Alexander “The Shyway” Hope
- Alex “Vansilli” Nguyen
- Brody “Liefx” Moore
- Camille “Camco” Salazar-Hadaway
- Jennifer “LemonKiwi” Pichette
Best Esports Player
- Artour “Arteezy” Babaev (Dota 2)
- Indervir “iLLeY” Dhaliwal (Call of Duty)
- Josh “Steel” Nissan (Valorant)
- Michael “Miviens” Viens (NHL)
- Sasha “Scarlett” Hostyn (Starcraft II)
Best Esports Organization
- Eleven Gaming
- Luminosity Gaming
- Mirage Esports
- OverActive Media
- Raptors Uprising
Best Esports Event
- AdrenaLAN 2020
- Get On My Line 2020
- NHL 20 Cup
- Six Invitational 2020
- Toronto Ultra 100K Payout
Best Esports Coach
- Aaron “Clairvoyance” Kim
- Dylan “Coach Didz” Didiano
- Dylan Falco
- Joshua “Jatt” Leesman
- Raymond “Rambo” Lussier
Best PC Game
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- Hardspace: Shipbreaker
- Industries of Titan Early Access
- Star Wars: Squadrons
- Watch Dogs: Legion
Best Console Game
- A Short Hike
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- Immortals Fenyx Rising
- Spiritfarer
- Watch Dogs: Legion
Best Mobile Game
- A Fold Apart
- Archer: Danger Phone
- MARVEL Realm of Champions
- Shop Titans
- Winding Worlds
Best Indie Game
- A Fold Apart
- Bloodroots
- Journey to the Savage Planet
- Spiritfarer
- Star Renegades
Best Debut Indie Game
- A Fold Apart
- Bloodroots
- Journey to the Savage Planet
- Ikenfell
- UnderMine
Best VR / AR Game
- Groove Gunner
- Slugterra VR
- Star Wars: Squadrons
- Transformers VR Battle Arena
- Vetrix
Game of the Year
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- Hardspace: Shipbreaker
- Spiritfarer
- Star Wars: Squadrons
- Watch Dogs: Legion
Studio of the Year
- Certain Affinity
- EA Motive
- Phoenix Labs
- The Coalition
- Thunder Lotus
Fans Choice Award
- A Fold Apart
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered
- Hardspace: Shipbreaker
- Mad Experiments: Escape Room
- Speed Dating for Ghosts
You can find more information about each nominee on our 2021 Nominees page.
The 2021 Canadian Game Awards show will take place on Friday, April 9 at 8PM ET. You can watch it on Twitch and GINX TV Canada.
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